It seems like we always come back to this, how to grow catsailing. Over the winter there has been a lot of threads on this topic here. The largest craze was probably the F-12 discussions and how to grow youth sailing..

In the end it boils down to activity, inclusiveness, FUN and hard working idealists who start things and keep processes running. Loose one of these key persons or aspects, and everything fall apart.
The trend is that less and less people volunteer for positions, we see this all the time in our community and have worked a bit on solutions to this. Without active and interested volunteers to fill positions in clubs nothing happens.


Mark, catsailing is not huge in all parts of Europe. Here in Scandinavia it's an outsiders sport and only Sweden have an F-18 fleet *gasp*. Sweden have the Arhipelago race, but still catsailing isn't a big sport.
Now, you can ask yourself what you can do for the sport, and personally I would like an in-depth description on how to work to windward, focusing on sail trim and helming techniques <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> Martin Luther King said it, and everybody can contribute. Even just participating on this forum helps the growth of catamaran sailing.